Crime Rates at Gainsborough Road, London, N12 8AL

Gainsborough Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Totteridge & Woodside , and the 301st lowest crime rate of 1,055 local areas in Barnet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Road (N12 8AL) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Totteridge & Woodside average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Road (N12 8AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodside Park Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Percy Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.